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Oak Ridge, TN

36.023°N, 84.234°W · station OQTthr · 80 years of record
79°F
forecast high · Oct 23

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Oak Ridge.
60°SAT10/1766°SUN10/1870°MON10/1974°TUE10/2076°WED10/2177°THU10/2279°FRI10/23

This Day in History

Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Oak Ridge — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.

Ranks

#8 / 78
warmest Oct 23 in 78 yrs of record

Warmest Oct 23 ever

82°F
set in 1953

Coolest Oct 23 ever

46°F
set in 2006
Forecast high 79°F — 8th warmest Oct 23 of 78 years · record 82°F (1953) · warmest since 2020.
1948: 65°F1949: 69°F1950: 73°F1951: 76°F1952: 63°F1953: 82°F1954: 74°F1955: 76°F1956: 65°F1957: 73°F1958: 73°F1959: 66°F1960: 64°F1961: 72°F1962: 60°F1963: 81°F1964: 71°F1965: 62°F1966: 70°F1967: 74°F1968: 72°F1969: 56°F1970: 70°F1971: 69°F1972: 71°F1973: 74°F1974: 68°F1975: 76°F1976: 63°F1977: 70°F1978: 82°F1979: 63°F1980: 75°F1981: 58°F1982: 59°F1983: 60°F1984: 65°F1985: 64°F1986: 69°F1987: 74°F1988: 60°F1989: 69°F1990: 62°F1991: 72°F1992: 76°F1993: 70°F1994: 76°F1995: 77°F1996: 80°F1997: 64°F1998: 65°F1999: 56°F2000: 80°F2001: 82°F2002: 72°F2003: 66°F2004: 73°F2005: 65°F2006: 46°F2007: 76°F2008: 67°F2009: 73°F2010: 75°F2011: 68°F2012: 78°F2013: 52°F2014: 65°F2015: 77°F2016: 64°F2017: 68°F2018: 67°F2019: 67°F2020: 81°F2021: 66°F2022: 75°F2023: 73°F2024: 77°F2025: 72°F79° forecast45505560657075808519501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Oct 2379°F
Hottest this date since2020
This-date record82°F
This-date rank#8 of 78
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record105°F (1952)
Odds to tie/break—
Period of record1947–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Oak Ridge in each calendar month, and for the whole 1947–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan76°FJan 22, 1999-17°FJan 21, 1985
Feb82°FFeb 23, 2023-13°FFeb 5, 1996
Mar87°FMar 21, 20261°FMar 3, 1980
Apr92°FApr 26, 198620°FApr 1, 1987
May96°FMay 12, 194830°FMay 4, 1976
Jun105°FJun 30, 201239°FJun 8, 1977
Jul105°FJul 28, 195249°FJul 23, 1947
Aug103°FAug 22, 198350°FAug 8, 1989
Sep102°FSep 5, 195433°FSep 30, 1967
Oct98°FOct 3, 201921°FOct 30, 1952
Nov85°FNov 1, 20160°FNov 25, 1950
Dec78°FDec 4, 1982-7°FDec 25, 1983
All-time105°FJul 28, 1952-17°FJan 21, 1985

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Oak Ridge so far this year — through Oct 15.

Record Highs in 2026

13 broke
plus 9 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (87°F)

Record Lows in 2026

0 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year

Record Warm Nights & Cold Days

Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.

Warmest low ever

81°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Aug 8, 1998

Coldest high ever

10°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Dec 12, 1962
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan61°FJan 12, 201310°FJan 21, 1985
Feb65°FFeb 21, 201818°FFeb 17, 1958
Mar64°FMar 20, 194825°FMar 8, 1996
Apr72°FApr 4, 202536°FApr 3, 1987
May72°FMay 23, 195349°FMay 11, 1960
Jun78°FJun 16, 202260°FJun 8, 1955
Jul78°FJul 25, 201068°FJul 3, 1976
Aug81°FAug 8, 199862°FAug 15, 1964
Sep75°FSep 1, 196154°FSep 29, 1967
Oct71°FOct 9, 201742°FOct 29, 2017
Nov66°FNov 2, 197118°FNov 25, 1950
Dec61°FDec 8, 195110°FDec 12, 1962
All-time81°FAug 8, 199810°FDec 12, 1962

Hot Streaks

Current run

1 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

31 days
record run, ended Aug 29 2007

So far in 2026

74 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Oak Ridge's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 69°F · forecast is +10° vs normal.
Jan: 48°FJan: 30°FFeb: 53°FFeb: 33°FMar: 62°FMar: 39°FApr: 72°FApr: 47°FMay: 80°FMay: 57°FJun: 86°FJun: 65°FJul: 89°FJul: 69°FAug: 88°FAug: 68°FSep: 83°FSep: 61°FOct: 72°FOct: 49°FNov: 60°FNov: 38°FDec: 51°FDec: 33°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:44 AM
Sunset5:00 PM
Solar noon11:22 AM
Daylight11h 16m · losing 15 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

36.02°N, 84.23°W

Nearby Stations

Knoxville, TN19 mi SEChattanooga, TN87 mi SWAsheville, NC103 mi EBristol-Johnson City, TN107 mi EJackson, KY119 mi NENashville, TN137 mi W

The Last 6 Weeks

Oak Ridge's observed daily high for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Oak Ridge, TN — last six weeks of daily high

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Oak Ridge's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Oak Ridge, TN — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1947

Each cell is one day's high at Oak Ridge, coloured by temperature — 80 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Oak Ridge, TN daily high heat map 1947–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Oak Ridge — counted through Oct 23 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
74 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 4th most in 80 years. Normal for this point: 38. Record: 91 in 1998.

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